LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Optiver H-1B sponsor data for IT roles
Short answer
Optiver filed 5 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations in the DOL disclosure data (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), which ranks it 3,196 of 3,365 employers with five or more IT filings. The most common occupation is data scientists (3 filings) and the most common state is NY (3).
Optiver filings by occupation
| Occupation | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientists | 3 | 60% |
| Software Developers | 2 | 40% |
Most common job titles
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Ai Agents Developer | 1 |
| Machine Learning Performance Engineer | 1 |
| Machine Learning Research Engineer | 1 |
| Software Engineer | 1 |
| Data Engineer | 1 |
Where the roles are
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| NY | 3 |
| TX | 1 |
| IL | 1 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 3 |
| Austin, TX | 1 |
| Chicago, IL | 1 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | 20% |
| Level II | 1 | 20% |
| Level III | 1 | 20% |
| Level IV | 2 | 40% |
Most filings (40%) are at Level IV. The median offered wage on these filings is $200,000 a year against a median prevailing wage of $139,506, which is 43.4% above the prevailing wage. 100% of filings offer at least the prevailing wage listed on the same filing. 100% are full time. See prevailing wages by occupation and area for the DOL levels.
Employers filing in data scientists, like Optiver
About this data
Source and definitions are on the H-1B sponsors guide. An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Questions
How many H-1B filings did Optiver make for IT roles?
5 labor condition applications in this dataset (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026). By decision year: 2025: 3, 2026: 2.
What wage did Optiver offer on these filings?
The median offered wage was $200,000 a year against a median prevailing wage of $139,506, 43.4% above the prevailing wage.